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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for sales by judicial auction.

Article R642-29-2

Only the provisions of Section 4 of the chapitre II du titre II du livre III du code des procédures civiles d'exécution which are mentioned below. At the auction hearing, the procedure set out in sub-…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29-2

…it is informed by the holder of a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product granted under 1°, 2° or 3° of article R. 5121-28, prior to the marketing of the medicinal product or speciality concer…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-2

…ferred to in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63. It may also cover : 1° The procedures for informing and consulting the social and economic committee, in particular the conditions under which these pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Post-exposure or post-occupational monitoring

Article R4624-28-2

…ng the visit provided for in article L. 4624-2-1, the employer shall inform his occupational health and prevention service, as soon as he is aware of it, of the cessation of exposure of one of the com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Formation and operation of regional joint cross-industry committees

Article D6323-20-2

…ed in the same way as the full member. II - The incompatibilities mentioned in articles L. 6332-2-1 and R. 6332-12 apply to members of the regional inter-professional joint committee. III -The functio…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-2

…s mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may draw up an abbreviated balance sheet and an abbreviated profit and loss account when they do not employ any employees and when they have…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-2-2

…ective policyholder's commercial or professional activity: 1° At the beginning of the conversation, and immediately after fulfilling the information obligations laid down by regulation, the distributo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-21-1

…the branch concerned that has been duly registered for at least two years on the date of the events and whose statutory purpose includes the defence of the collective interests of undertakings and emp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24-2

The acts taken in application of 16° of I of article L. 232-5 may be appealed against by the parties referred to in article L. 232-24 before the Court of Arbitration for Sport alone as part of the app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations, confrontations and reconstructions

Article D32-2-2

…cording of questioning of persons under criminal investigation, an original recording shall be made and placed under sealed conditions. A copy of this recording is placed in the file. This copy may be…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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